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Meaning of 'scab' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Scab [ n.]
- An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased part.
- The itch in man; also, the scurvy.
- The mange, esp. when it appears on sheep.
- A disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface, caused by a minute fungus (Tiburcinia Scabies).
- A slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold.
- A mean, dirty, paltry fellow.
- A nickname for a workman who engages for lower wages than are fixed by the trades unions; also, for one who takes the place of a workman on a strike.
2 . Scab [ v. i.]
- To become covered with a scab; as, the wound scabbed over.

Meaning of 'scab' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . scab [ v]
Meaning (1):
- form a scab
Example in sentence:
  • the wounds will eventually scab

Nearby Words:

scabbard scabbard plane scabbed scabbedness scabbily scabbiness scabbing scabble scabby scabies

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